This is just the beginning! Our collection holds over 300 years of history, including rare newspapers, obituaries, marriage records, birth records, and so much more—most of which you won’t find anywhere else!
This newspaper page contains 8 articles. Subscribers can read the full text of each article.
Newspaper
Cedar Rapids Gazette
Location
Cedar Rapids, Iowa, United States of America
Date
Oct 21, 2000
Page
25
Authorities investigate the shooting death of a bald eagle found Sunday near Green Castle Avenue in the Hawkeye Wildlife Area. tips may be provided to the state TIP line or federal officer Walt Kocal or DNR officer Susan Hager.
A Washington County man Fred Dunbar 61 died Thursday afternoon when his car was struck by a southbound pickup as he tried to cross Highway 218 to reach 135th Street about a mile south of Riverside. The pickup driver Jerry D. Bickford 35 of Selma and passenger Todd Craven 30 of Boone were not hurt.
Six Benton County fire departments battled a string of field fires from Shellsburg toward Vinton Friday after an Iowa Northern train passed. Gusty winds drove the flames despite efforts to protect homes and farms. crops were harvested, limiting dollar losses. Vinton led the response with Shellsburg Urbana Atkins Palo and Garrison assisting.
Anamosa High School used metal detectors Friday after an anonymous note claimed a student planned to bring a weapon. Superintendent Randy McCaulley said no weapons were found and classes proceeded as usual after consulting with the Anamosa Police Department and the Jones County Sheriff's Department.
Mary Hovda was named queen and Francis Zach was named king after the Jefferson High School homecoming football game versus Dubuque Senior at Kingston Stadium. The court included 12 queen candidates and 7 king candidates led by the siblings and other students from the Jefferson community.
Eloise Iron Shell filed for divorce to halt a Meskwaki eviction of her and two daughters from a tribal house. U.S. Attorney Stephen Rapp intervened, delaying the eviction another week. James Iron Shell, a Rosebud Sioux, moved to separate the family as tribal rules require Meskwaki men with non Meskwaki partners to leave.
A 9300 square foot Wickiup Hill Outdoor Learning Center in Linn County installs a roof made from recycled vehicle tires with FlexShake shingles. The project, costing about 40000 dollars, is funded partly by an ECICOG grant and built largely by county staff to save money. The center will feature classrooms, exhibits on archaeology and habitats, and a large wickiup model.
In Cedar Rapids Linn County voters face a tight race between Sheriff Don Zeller and Deputy Jim Sorensen for a third contest. Each cites issues of patrols jail crowding and morale with disputes over a 6.5 million jail bond and financing plans tied to inmate billing and new cells. Sorensen questions the plan’s long term effectiveness while Zeller touts cost free improvements.
We want people to find what they are looking for at NewspaperArchive. We are confident that we have the newspapers that will increase the value of your family history or other historical research. With our 7-day free trial, you can view the documents you find for free.
People find the most success using advanced search. Try plugging in keywords, names, dates, and locations, and get matched with results from the entire collection of newspapers at NewspaperArchive!
You can also successfully find newspapers by these browse options. Explore our archives on your own!
Browse by location and discover newspapers from all across the world.
Browse by date and find publications for a specific day or era.
Browse old newspaper publications to find specific newspapers.